Oil tanker strike threat
Oil tanker drivers are threatening strike action, according to the union Unite. Britain’s largest union is holding a ballot today to determine whether its 2,000 tanker driver members will begin...
View ArticleMature North Sea fields aren’t reaching potential
Oil industry workers aren’t convinced mature North Sea oil and gas fields are being squeezed for their full potential, according to a new report. The figures come as last week Chancellor George Osborne...
View ArticleTanker vote is in: ‘Yes’ to strike action
Tanker drivers from Britain’s largest union today voted in favour of strike action in protest over safety concerns and “growing” job insecurity in the fuel industry. Members of Unite working for five...
View ArticleTanker strike would be ‘huge distraction’ for economy
The Freight Transport Association is criticising plans for a tanker strike, warning of the negative effect it could have on the growth of the UK’s economy. The union Unite today asked its members to...
View ArticleSafety group dismisses tanker strike threat complaint
A road safety group has dismissed the safety concerns of the union Unite as reason for strike action, while others in the industry claim they are “nonsense”. The union Unite today asked its members...
View ArticleCameron to chair fuel strike meeting
Prime Minister David Cameron will chair a ministerial meeting this afternoon to discuss contingency plans in the event of a fuel strike. It comes as more than 1,000 tanker drivers at the union Unite...
View ArticleDavey to meet haulier bosses
The Energy Secretary is meeting with haulier bosses later today to discuss possible strike action from fuel tanker drivers. The Government has come under fire this week for sending mixed messages about...
View ArticleLooming strike threat recedes
The impending threat of a fuel strike was lessened yesterday when the union and the oil firms agreed to meet for ‘conciliation’ talks. The union Unite is behind strike threats from fuel tanker drivers...
View ArticleHome heating oil starts Cornish blaze?
A fire which spread to at least five terraced houses in Cornwall is thought to have been caused by a domestic heating oil tank. At least 100 firefighters from the Cornish Fire and Rescue Service...
View ArticleNew era of UK onshore drilling, says oil and gas group
The UK is on the verge of a new era of onshore drilling with the biggest expansion in oil and gas output since the 1970s heyday of the North Sea, according to a trade group. With the Government about...
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